I thought the best song in Eurovision was actually the Icelandic one. I discovered that Johanna, the Icelandic performer at Eurovision, has made the most of her appearance and released an album. It's pretty good, even if the is the anti-Bjork. (UK-only link)

Fascinating analysis from CBS of the word frequency in last week's "Duelling Speeches" episode in the US suggests that while Obama's goal is protecting the interests of the American people by closing Guantanamo Bay, Cheney's interest is more in defending his record for history.

"Some of the major US banks have warned the changes may reduce the amount of credit available to some card holders. They say this is because the new rules will make it more difficult for them to set rates based on the risk customers pose." Or, to put it another way, "we should be free to gouge the suckers".